Feeder for ingot molds



July 8, 1924- s. H. HOWARD FT Ai.

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Patented July 8, 1924. 1500.734

imirso STATES PATENT orrics BLOOMFIELD H. HOWARD, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND J.

TURNER, F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

FEEDER FOR INGOT MOLDS.

Application filed Ilecember29, 1928. Serial No. 683,499.

To all whom it may concern: bricks in which the bricks are arranged on Be it known thatBnooMrinLn H. Howend', also on'edge and also on the side. 65 Ann and ERNEsr J. TURNER, citizens of the Referringnow to the drawings 1 repre United States, residin respectively, at sents the mold and 2 the feeder. In this lVashington; District of golumbia, and Pittsform of feeder. the upper end is provided burgh, in the county of Allegheny and State withan elongated annular flange 3 forming of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new the shoulder land the neck portion 5 which, and useful Improvements in Feeders for extends into the moldl.

' The shoulder 4 is provided on the four. sides with a broad downwardly extending; ()ur invention relates to improvements in lug 6 which is spaced from the neck portion feeders for ingot molds. 5 as clearly shown in Figure 2 of the draw- The object of our invention is to provide ings. These lugs are scored as' indicated a feeder for. ingot molds having means at 7 and 8 on their outer and inner faces 15 whereby it can be lowered a greater distance at the junction with the shoulder and where-,

into the mold under certain conditions and by they may be. broken off to lower the whereby a more perfect ingot'can be cast in feeder into the mold the purpose of which the mold and which prevents. piping and is well understood by those skilled in the reduces segregation to a minirinuu. art. 20 Another object of our invention is to pro- In the modification shown in Figure 3 the. vide a feeder of this character which can lugs'9 are of a narrow form and of a length be readily used on any of the well known considerably greater than that shown in forms of ingot molds and at the same time Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. In this provide a simple, cheap and effective feeder form thelugs having series of scores 10 Ingot Molds, of which the following in a 1 specification- 25 having certain details of structure and com whereby a portion of the lugs may be bination of parts hereinafter more fully set broken off to vary the distance the neck porforth. tion of the feeder extends into the upper 90 In the accompanying drawings: end of the mold. Any number ofthese por- Figure 1 is a perspective view of an in ot tions between the scores may be broken off 30 mold showing our, improved feeder applied as will be fully understood.

. thereto. In the modification shown in Figure 4 I Figure 2 is a sectional view of the mold instead of havingthe shoulder 4 provided showing the feeder in the lnold and partly with a single broad, lug as shown in Figure in section. 2 of the drawings we have provided two- 35 Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 lugs 11 and 12 on each'side of the feeder showing a modified form of feeder. whereby the feeder will be held against any Figure 4 is a perspective view of a mold rocking motion'in-the mold and also allow showlng a feeder embodying our invention the lugs to be readily broken ed as they are applied thereto which has two short sup scored as indicated at 13; While we have 40 ports in each side instead of the one supshown but a single score in thisform of in port as shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the it Will be understood that-they may be 0 drawings. an elongated form such as shown in Figure l Figure 5 is a perspective view of an iiigot 3 of the drawings and whereby any portion mold showing 'a fluted feeder having the of the lugmaybe broken ofiif The same 45 supports as embodied in the modification of principle could also be applied to Figure 5.

Figure 4. In Figure 6 we have shown bricks l t-rest- Figure 6 is a perspective view of a mold i'ng on the upper end of themold and upon showing a feeder supported by bricks hav which the shoulder 4' of the feeder 24 rests. ing scores so that a portion thereof may be In this form the bricks 14 are scored as indibroken off to lower the feeder in the mold. cated at 16 so that theymay be broken'ofi Figure 7 'shows the feeder supported on to allow' the feeder to enter a greater disv the mold by bricks arranged on end. tance into the mold. 1

Figure 8 shows the feeder supported by In Figure {we have shown the ordinary brick 16 arranged on end to support the feeder on the mold.

In Figure 8 we have shown a single brick.

17 in dotted lines on end. We have also shown two bricks 18 and 19 onedge and at the opposite side we have shown four bricks 20, 21, 22 and 23 on the sides. whereby the feeder is firi'nly supported on all sides.

Having thus fully desoribedlour invention what we claim is i 1. A feeder for ingot molds comprising a body portion having a shoulder and lugs carried by said shoulder for supporting the feeder in the mold.

2. A feeder for ingot molds comprising a body portion having a shoulder and lugs carried by the said shoulder and adapted to .be broken off whereby the feeder may be lowered into the mold.

3. A feeder foringot molds comprising a body portion having a shoulder and breakable lugs carried by said shoulder and spaced. from the wall of the mold.

4. A feeder for ingot molds comprising a, body rtion having a shoulder and lugs carried y the shoulder and spaced from the wall of the feeder and scored whereby they may be broken ofi.

"1 5. A :feeder for ingot molds comprising bibody portion having a shoulder, lugs carried by the shoulder and spaced from the wall of the mold and having a series of scores whereby the lugs may be broken off.

-6. A feeder for ingot molds comprising a body portion having a shoulder, lugs carried b the shoulder and spaced from the wall 0 the feeder and said lugs having opposite scores whereby they may be broken off.

1 7. A feeder for ingot molds comprising a body portion having a shoulder, lugs carried by the shoulder and Spaced from the wall of the feeder and said lugs having opposite arranged scores on their outer and inner faces whereby any portion of the lug may be broken off.

8. The combination with an ingot mold,

of a feeder extending into the same and having a shoulder and a scored brick arranged between the shoulder and the upper end of the mold.

9. The combination with an ingot mold,

of a feeder extending into the same and having a shoulder and bricks arranged on end, edge and sides between the shoulder and upper end of, the mold whereby the feeder'can be lowered into the mold.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

BLOOMFIELD H. HOWARD ERNEST J. TURNER. 

